ganesh

This!.....is what drives 50% of the folks on this board CRAZY!

That Damn value chart is Outdated!!!

And that is a *big* issue. Very rarely teams win without an elite QB (Dilfer). It is also very rare that teams don't win super bowl when they have elite QBs (Kelly and Marino). The success rate of winning a SB with an elite QB is pretty high. You need to draft for that elite QB. My main point is that there is no evidence to suggest that Nix valued the QB position (as you quote above), but was arm-twisted by circumstances to not draft one!

:-) +1

I don't think any coaching staff will go with the mentality to tank the season or win a small # of games. I am sure Marrone is aiming to make the playoffs right from the word go.

+1. We need to draft a QB high this year and give him a chance to succeed from day 1. If he sucks, then we draft another one high next year until you find your Franchise QB.,

May be they draft a Wilson or Dyssert in Round 3.

I agree with the premise, except that Hasselbeck is better than TJ. We could have signed Hasselbeck to a 5M contract and simply cut ties with TJ (Who is getting 4.5M with incentives).

I don't think so, especially when players are paid after each game. Remember he had already earned the money for the 1st 6 games. Since Fitz was a vested Veteran, his salary at the starting of the year was guaranteed. Which simply means, the Bills pro-rate that salary over the first 6 games and then pay the new salary for the remainder 10 games. Of course this applies only for the salary. The bonus is always paid up front (While guaranteed, it also could be that the Bills may choose to break the Bonus into 12 monthly payments and pay through the year. It gives them more cash flexibility during the year).

Buddy did not say that there will be two starters in every draft. He just said that this years draft has two starters....What I don't understand is his phrase "It is a fact". How does Buddy know that those two will be successful no matter what.

But why would the Titans or any other team guarantee him a spot. I also don't think the Titans have told him that he will be competing with Locker for the starting gig. Why did they draft Dareus. Because he is good (sophomore slump not withstanding) Why did they re-sign Kyle Williams - Because he is a good DT Why did they re-up Stevie Johnson - Because he is a legitimate NFL Wide Receiver Why did they re-up Urbik - Because is a sound and reliable Right Guard Why did they sign Mario Williams to that huge contract - Because.....Ralph is *NOT* cheap!!! Why did they re-up Scott Chandler - Because he is a reliable threat at the TE position especially in the Red zone. Why did they draft Glenn - Because he is turning out to be an excellent LT and they did not give up that 2nd rd pick. For every failure, there is some good success by this front office. Their biggest problem has been in not *DRAFTING* a QB. Technically, Fitz got that 21M for playing 10 + 16 games....That amounts to 26M for two full seasons....That is 13M per year.

The Bills offered him the same job, to back up a young QB and he refused. So what is the point.

You don't really know if a QB will go on to have a 8-10 year career. There are too many things surrounding him that can change. Again, as many have chimed on this board, the fault with Nix is that he did not even attempt to draft one and give it a shot. He was more worried about protecting his investment in Fitz.

All your pros/cons indicate Losman Version 2.0 (especially the inaccuracy part).

I believe the round of compensation is also tied with the rounds at which the departed player was originally drafted. The higher they are drafted, the chance of getting a better pick (Since Mario was a 1st round pick, the Texans received the highest available 3rd round pick). The NFL does have some real complicated formula to arrive at this set of picks. And the Bills front office will still not know how to use it. They will use it on a tiny WR or a DB.

Ok. missed the release of Haseslbeck.

They do have a NT on the roster in Troupe. Just don't know if he is healthy enough.

+1. Too often people give credit for GMs...Even Belichek got lucky...It is not like he picked Brady and anointed him as the starter. I would rather give credits to Wolf for bringing Favre from Atlanta, or the guy in Baltimore for picking Flacco at #17. Those GMs have done their home work and hit the home run.

People keep talking about the Wind etc....We hardly get one game like that in Buffalo. Even last season we had 4 games in December and nothing was out of the extraordinary. I would gladly take an accurate QB who can get the ball in the hands of the WR anytime. Arm strength can always be improved in the NFL. I don't know if Barkley is a Clausen 2.0.

Our signing of Mario and Anderson without equivalent losses will nett us zero picks. And it will be the same next year too...The reason is we have released many of the folks. The only loss to FA is Levitre. However, if Manny Lawson has a good year, than that might be a wash. New England also got none (Probably in many years)....

A much better version than Fitzpatrick +1. Just ask Ryan Mallet!

When the difference between the depth player and the deemed starter is marginal, then the team is better of giving the chance to a more hungrier player. Chan Gailey never gave a shot to folks who were on the bench or waiting for their chance. Also, the "starter" that we have cut all would have cost us significant dollars. May be the Bills coaching staff feels that they do have those 'better' players already on the team. They must think that Searcy is better than Wilson, Easley is better in Jones, Sheppard and Bradham are better than the guys they cut and so on. Who knows...We ahve to give benefit to this new staff. Finally, the market is indeed proving that these guys are not starters as none of them have been signed and given a starting job on the platter.

And the Senator Too! They will probably first run over us before putting the ball in Ftiz's hands. They don't have Chan Gailey as their OC. Good Guy, Average Player....The Bills right now need Good Players...We have very few of them. It is real strange...They already have an incumbent starting QB and a backup in Hasselbeck. What is Fitz's point ? I think if he really was interested in starting, the JAX situation would have been best. Fitz showing his true colors ?

+1.....It is Addition by Subtraction...Now to send Brad Smith packing. Not sure why he is still on this team.

Most of the FA in the first few days have signed either for "BIG" bucks or signed shorter deals with teams that will be competing for the lombardi trophy. Very few good FAs have signed with the likes of Browns, Raiders, Bills, Jax, KC etc without breaking the bank. There is not much teams like the Bills can do about it. Simple case: I am sure the Bills would have signed Welker to a 2 year 12 M dollar contract.....That is 6M for your 2nd WR.....Will that happen or likely to happen...No. The same goes for Talib...He signed a 1 year deal with the Patriots...